In a message dated 10/22/99 12:25:48 PM Central Daylight Time, erlabri@home.com writes: << First post to this list, looking for cousins researching the same families. Or anyone with data from some old history books. I'm a descendant of the following Galveston, Chambers and Jefferson Cos. former residents... nice way to say they're dead... ;-) Jones Shaw, 1790's-1840's, his wife Amanda Newman, 1812-1852, lived on Bolivar Peninsula, had moved from LA Martin Dunman, d. 1840's, High Island, had moved from LA "Early Texas Death & Legal Records from Joseph Franklin's Diary & John Griffins's Sexton Records" pg 32:May 1852 DUNMAN, Martin died at Bolivar Point, Galveston County. July 1842 DUNMAN, Joseph brother of above died intestate in Galveston County in July 1842. Martin Dunman administrates his estate. He left on wife, children or father, his heirs were MARTIN DUNMAN,ROBERT DUNMAN,JAMES DUNMAN,HENRY DUNSMAN. Susan Barrow & two minor children of John Dunman, deceased. pg 34:June 1884 DUNMAN, Joseph, died in Grimes County. James Taylor White, Turtle Bayou and Wallisville, had moved from LA William Benjamin Weaver, d. 1929, Cedar Bayou, had moved from Coweta GA James P. Magee, @ 1813-1886, Cedar Bayou, had moved from Amite Co. MS Keziah Beard Stocking, 1805-1876, Cedar Bayou, had moved from Mobile AL I'll gladly swap info. Thanks Jan Garland CA Jan This is all that I found. Sincerely Bertha Ellen Texas City